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AA Girls' 1600m Preview
Two seniors will battle for the top spot. Sharon's Jordan Williams is PA#2 and comes in as the reigning state champ. Williams will be gunning for the repeat this weekend. She is the top seed going into the weekend, but she will see tough competition from Greensburg Central Catholic's Moira O'Shea. O'Shea is PA-AA#1 after a 5:01.05 this year. Will we see a sub-5 minute mile this weekend?
Oley Valley's Rebecca Snyder proved at the District 3 championship that she clearly can handle running multiple events, winning all three AA distance events in season bests. Snyder will again come back from the 3200m to challenge the field this weekend. Also returning after the 3200m will be Country Day of the Sacred Heart's Emma Seifried and Eastern York's Maddie McLain.
Do not count out Tina Capparell of Marian Catholic, the 4th seed at 5:09.25. Capparell was running 5:22 at this time last year and is in a much better spot this season.
Others to watch for in the top pack are senior Abby Corrigan of Holy Cross and freshman Annie Wicker of Quaker Valley.Entries:
Event 204 Girls 1600 Meter Run AA (26) Prelims
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NFHS Record: 4:33.29 2014 Alex Afraimson, Camas HS, WA
PIAA Record: 4:39.42 2012 Angel Piccirillo, Homer Center 6
NFHS Hnr Rol: 4:50.00
5:18.30 SQS
Name Year School Seed relim Time
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1 Williams, Jordan 12 Sharon 10 5:04.03 SQS
2 O'Shea, Moira 12 Greensburg CC 07 5:05.58 SQS
3 Snyder, Rebecca 11 Oley Valley 03 5:09.17 SQS
4 Capparell, Tina 11 Marian Cath 11 5:09.25 SQS
5 Corrigan, Abby 12 Holy Cross 02 5:11.40 SQS
6 Wicker, Annie 9 Quaker Valley 07 5:12.20 SQS
7 Lauer, Jeanne 11 Shady Side 07 5:12.36 SQS
8 McLain, Maddie 11 Eastern York 03 5:14.71 SQS
9 Doyle, Kayleigh 9 Country Day 01 5:16.64 SQS
10 Boyd, Alyssa 12 Union City 10 5:17.25 SQS
11 Seifried, Emma 11 Country Day 01 5:17.62 SQS
12 Mazzatesta, Maci 11 Mount Carmel 04 5:17.81 SQS
13 Perkins, Hannah 9 Montrose 02 5:18.08 SQS
14 Hamilton, Haley 9 Olsh 07 5:19.03
15 Doman, Sophie 11 Palisades 11 5:19.94
16 Trimble, Kayla 12 Montoursville 04 5:20.96
17 Whitfield, Taya 12 Marion Center 06 5:21.29
18 Kocsis, Tori 12 Richland 06 5:22.04
19 Quarzo, Gionna 9 Brownsville 07 5:22.26
20 Mazza, Sera 10 Saint Joseph 06 5:23.35
21 Lenze, Hannah 11 Elk Cnty Cath 09 5:26.92
22 Ford, Emma 12 Nrthrn Potter 09 5:27.50
23 Furry, Whitley 12 Nthrn Bedford 05 5:33.01
24 Mancoridis, Marina 10 Masterman 12 5:50.32
25 Mancoridis, Viki 10 Masterman 12 5:50.45
26 Luong, Jennifer 10 Masterman 12 6:09.97